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Table 2 Effect of foliar spray application of fulvic acid on some growth characters of some faba bean varieties (combined analysis of two seasons)

From: Improve quality and productivity of some faba bean cultivars with foliar application of fulvic acid

Growth characters of four faba bean cultivars

Treatment

Plant height (cm) (PH)

No. branches plant−1) (BN)

No. leaves plant−1 (LN)

Total dry weight (TDW) (g plant−1)

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

B

C

Effect of fulvic acid

 0.0 gL−1

59.31

72.61

90.78

3.64

4.50

5.67

45.71

52.40

59.33

20.92

39.60

49.80

 3.0 gL−1

69.40

83.59

103.69

4.73

5.76

5.79

47.82

58.54

62.62

25.76

42.56

54.61

 6.0 gL−1

78.35

96.68

110.50

4.52

4.70

5.87

50.90

62.63

65.10

29.67

48.50

59.96

 9.0 gL−1

86.22

102.77

113.71

5.61

5.82

5.91

53.61

63.72

66.90

32.80

51.33

64.34

 L. S.D. at 5%

5.01

7.39

3.91

1.01

1.12

n.s.

1.29

2.11

n.s.

2.96

3.12

3.81

Effect of cultivars

 Nubaria 2

66.70

81.80

102.92

4.61

4.80

5.69

44.36

55.80

62.87

24.67

38.81

47.31

 Sakha 1

60.91

71.96

89.83

3.62

3.78

4.83

42.45

51.39

60.68

21.11

34.70

44.57

 Sakha 3

73.82

86.25

108.74

4.73

4.86

5.29

47.42

58.30

63.53

27.91

47.81

54.32

 Sakha 4

76.73

91.34

112.65

4.84

4.95

5.59

49.39

60.51

64.42

29.18

49.51

59.39

 L. S.D. at 5%

2.88

5.89

3.01

0.87

1.02

n.s.

5.80

1.89

0.90

2.58

3.01

2.44

Effect of interaction

 0.0 gL−1

  Nubaria 2

68.66

80.46

109.56

4.72

4.84

5.50

45.12

55.20

59.70

22.39

41.60

52.30

  Sakha 1

64.54

76.55

104.47

3.43

3.63

4.69

43.31

51.39

56.61

19.20

38.71

50.87

  Sakha 3

71.45

84.64

113.38

4.76

4.82

5.85

46.05

57.43

60.52

27.91

46.81

55.32

  Sakha 4

75.38

89.73

115.29

4.80

4.91

5.60

48.90

58.54

62.43

30.18

49.52

59.71

 3.0 gL−1

  Nubaria 2

73.29

87.82

116.19

4.72

5.79

5.89

48.80

58.43

61.32

25.33

45.72

56.50

  Sakha 1

66.61

81.91

109.40

3.61

4.81

5.49

45.74

55.52

59.20

21.10

40.83

53.47

  Sakha 3

78.30

92.06

118.90

4.39

5.56

5.81

49.67

61.60

63.11

30.52

48.91

59.36

  Sakha 4

82.95

89.42

122.81

4.94

5.66

5.92

52.58

64.71

66.93

33.61

51.80

63.74

 6.0 gL−1

  Nubaria 2

79.87

92.21

118.72

5.52

6.60

7.39

50.40

59.72

62.83

28.39

47.66

59.96

  Sakha 1

71.78

84.34

113.64

4.40

5.51

6.32

47.36

57.85

60.74

23.20

43.60

55.85

  Sakha 3

80.67

96.79

120.56

5.67

6.59

7.49

57.27

62.85

64.60

31.43

50.07

64.18

  Sakha 4

86.59

99.58

123.48

6.70

7.79

7.86

57.80

65.44

67.54

34.54

54.43

66.70

 9.0 gL−1

  Nubaria 2

83.40

96.60

121.39

5.71

6.76

7.79

53.01

61.22

63.48

31.60

50.01

61.86

  Sakha 1

77.39

89.76

116.20

4.69

5.59

6.66

49.92

59.33

61.34

26.48

47.80

59.70

  Sakha 3

83.20

100.85

124.10

6.33

7.72

7.84

56.83

63.50

65.33

33.72

54.76

66.42

  Sakha 4

86.61

106.94

125.33

7.16

7.89

7.93

59.74

66.61

68.43

37.29

58.32

68.39

 L. S.D. at 5%

2.93

3.89

2.06

1.02

n.s.

n.s.

2.16

1.87

n.s.

2.90

1.97

2.02

  1. A after 75 days from sowing, B after 90 days from sowing, C after 105 days from sowing